Shoe.



F. FEDIRICE & N. FOLLI.

, SHOE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.23. I9l8.

l 194,075. Patented Feb. 11, 1919.

FRANCESCO FEDIRICE AND NATALE POLLI, 0F CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

SHOE.

Specication of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 11, 1919.

Application led August 23, 1918. Serial No. 251,168.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that we7 FRANCESCO FEDIRICE and NATALE PoLLI, a subject of theV King of Italy and a citizen of the United States, respectively, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented new and useful Improvements in Shoes, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in shoes and the principal object of the invention to provide simple means for fastening one part of the upper to the other to securethe shoe on the'foot.

Another object of the invention is to prof Vide a device of this character which is simple and durable in construction, reliable and efiicient in operation and one which can be manufactured and placed upon the market at a minimum cost. Y

The invention also consists in certain other features of construction and in the combina tion and arrangement of the several parts, to be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in -the accompanying drawings and specifically pointed out in the appended claim.

In describing our invention in detail, reference will be had to the accompanying drawings wherein like characters denote like' or corresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which Figure l is a view with the flap in closed position, parts being broken away.

Fig. 2 shows the flap in open position.

Fig. 3 isa sectional detail view showing the arrangement of one of the fasteners.

In these views 1 indicates the shoe having its upper 2 provided with a front opening, as usual. To one side of the upper adjacent this opening we place a row of male members 3 of the well known type of snap fasteners shown in the drawing. The other edge of the upper has secured thereto or formed therewith a iiap l which carries the female members 5 of the fasteners. We make this flap in the form of a fly. This flap is formed of the upper part 6 and the under part 7 which are suitably stitched together excepting at their outer edges, tho-ugh at this point about centrally thereof said front edges are stitched together for a short distance as at 8. 'Ihe under flap carries the female members.

It will thus be seen that the two members of the fasteners may be easily and quickly placed together to hold the shoe closed. It will also be seen that the fasteners are entirely covered by the upper Hap so that they are hidden from view and protected from the elements. A shoe provided with our invention may be quickly and easily put on and taken oif and the fly arrangement of the Hap facilitates these actions.

It is thought from the foregoing description that the advantages and novel features of our invention will be readily apparent.

We desire it to be understood that we may make changes in the construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, provided that such changes fall within the scope of the appended claim.

What we claim is:

A shoe having an opening therein, a flap having upper and lower parts with their outer edges free of each other and snap devices having a part carried by the under flap and a part carried by the upper adjacent the opening for holding the flap closed.

In testimony whereof we affix our signatures.

FRANCESCO FEDIRICE. NATALE POLLI.

Copies of this. patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C. 

